Guyana’s maritime sector has experienced significant expansion since 2020, with vessel traffic increasing by 42 percent and imports more than tripling during the period, according to Minister of Public Utilities and Aviation Deodat Indar. Speaking on Wednesday, Indar highlighted the sector’s rapid growth, driven by increased economic activity and expanding offshore operations. “From 2020 to...

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Wooden pallets lining the streets around Stabroek Market are on their way out and vendors have been put on notice to clean up or face consequences as Georgetown Mayor Alfred Mentore met with vendors at the market on Thursday. This engagement forms part of efforts to make the city more appealing for vendors and consumers...

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The Ministry of Labour has conducted more than 6,000 workplace inspections across Guyana’s high-risk and low-risk sectors over the last several years They have reached more than 27,000 workers through inspections, education programmes, awareness campaigns and stakeholder engagement initiatives. The figures were highlighted by Minister of Labour and Manpower Planning Keoma Griffith during remarks at...

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…says refusal to renegotiate, failure to manage deal responsible for country’s low earnings (Kaieteur News) – ExxonMobil and its partners in the Stabroek Block recorded a staggering US$12.5B in profits last year while Guyana barely received US$2.5B, a reflection of not only government’s failure to renegotiate the lopsided 2016 agreement, but the administration’s inability to better […]

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(Kaieteur News) – Guyana is preparing to foot a heavy exploration bill this year for ExxonMobil, as the company embarks on drilling operations at the Barreleye-3 well site within the Stabroek Block. The Maritime Administration Department (MARARD) in a notice this week said the operator will continue exploration drilling operations at the site from June 13, […]

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(Kaieteur News) – Shaquawn Alleyne, also known as ‘IsWe’, was on Thursday sentenced to 25 years imprisonment for the 2021 murder of his 21-year-old girlfriend, Shonnette Dover, who was shot in the head and buried in a shallow grave in the backyard of his Canvas City, Wismar, Linden, Region 10 home. The time Alleyne spent in […]

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